Baie de Aotupa
Baie de Aotupa is a bay in French Polynesia. Baie de Aotupa is situated nearby to the town Taiohae, as well as near the locality Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.Places of Interest
Highlights include Notre Dame Cathedral.
Notre Dame Cathedral
Church
Photo: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Notre Dame Cathedral is a 20th-century church that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Taiohae or Tefenuaenata. It is located in the Meau Valley near the capital centre on the island of Nuku Hiva. Notre Dame Cathedral is situated 3 km northeast of Baie de Aotupa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva.
Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort Madison, on Nuku Hiva at Taioha'e Bay, was the first naval base of the United States in the Pacific Ocean. It was built by Commodore David Porter in October and November 1813, during the Nuku Hiva Campaign of the War of 1812, for protecting the settlement of Madisonville from British and Marquesan attacks. Fort Madison, Nuku Hiva is situated 3 km northeast of Baie de Aotupa.
Baie de Aotupa
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Baie Aotupa”
- Category: body of water
- Location: French Polynesia, Polynesia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-8.93171° or 8° 55′ 54″ southLongitude
-140.1174° or 140° 7′ 3″ westElevation
257 metres (843 feet)Open location code
633X3V9M+82GeoNames ID
4031066
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